HOSTING A HOME TOURNAMENT
The objectives for tournaments hosted by RLHA parents and players are to provide our members with a fun and enjoyable experience as well as raising funds for the operation of our facility. The association will actively advertise home tournaments at each level through various methods; however, it is ultimately the responsibility of the head coach and team manager to solicit and seek out teams if their tourney fails to fill. Planning of tournaments will be left up to individual teams and the designated team tournament coordinator. Decorations, programs, chuck-a-puck, concession foods, raffle items, gift bags, hospitality table and work schedules are all items to be considered and decided upon by parents in the planning process. RLHA allows each team up to $150 reimbursement for costs associated with their home tournaments, which can be spent as decided upon by team parents. If association money is used towards decorations or supplies that are reusable, those items need to be stored at the rink for other teams to use. All profits received from the tournament will be split between the association and the team 50/50. It is up to each team to determine how to spend their funds. In the past, funds have been used to purchase team shirts, individual jackets or sweatshirts, take a team bus trip, or team pizza parties.
Homemade food cannot be furnished or sold at home tournaments.
Profits from home tournaments sponsored jointly by two RLHA teams (such as squirt A and squirt B) will be split evenly between the teams regardless of number of players on each team.
Mites – RLHA will pay for medallions for all tournament participants, as well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team trophies.
Squirt and above – RLHA will pay for medallions for all 1st place team members, as well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team trophies.